"With all my soul I longed to be in a position to join with the people in performing the rites of their faith, but I could…

\'Laughter\' is a collection of three essays by French philosopher and Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Henri Bergson. In…

In 1623 Sir Francis Bacon expressed his aspirations and ideals in New Atlantis. Published in Latin (as Nova Atlantis) in…

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'The Discovery of the Future' is a compelling lecture by H.G. Wells arguing for the greater predictability of the future due…

'The world of fact is not what it appears to be'. Acclaimed author H.G. Wells ponders some of life's biggest questions in…

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'What does all this struggle here amount to?' William Benham sets out on a globe-trotting adventure to find the answer in…

It takes a great mind to study a great mind.The literary critic John Livingston Lowes puts his reputation on the line by…

‘An Essay Concerning Human Understanding’ is philosopher John Locke\'s pioneering examination of the origins of human…

\'Laughter\' is a collection of three essays by French philosopher and Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Henri Bergson. In…

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Francis Bacon, lawyer, statesman, and philosopher, remains one of the most effectual thinkers in European intellectual…

A Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) is a work of crucial importance in intellectual history. Considered by most as…

Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with an introduction by Michael…

One of the most important philosophical works in history, a work that has had tremendous influence on philosophy,…

‘An Essay Concerning Human Understanding’ is philosopher John Locke\'s pioneering examination of the origins of human…

One of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Known as Kant's First Critique, dealing with questions…

This unedited first edition of David Hume\'s \"Treatise of Human Nature\", with text reproduced actual size, allows scholars…

Is it okay to judge another? Should we really forgive another's sins? Should criminals be punished or rehabilitated? What…